HOMEWORK - READ 2 BOOKS. Winter Book Project due Jan 6, 2014. See information below. LA Students must read 3 AR books per grading period and take 3 AR tests which count toward your grade. Plan to read 35 minutes every night. The next AR Test will be Jan 7, 2014.
- 100 point each = 300 points per grading period - next deadline is Nov 26
- Your score on the AR test is your grade.
- LA Homework: Read your choice of AR book on your level for at least 30 minutes each night. Finish Warm-ups. Do FLOCABULARY worksheets. Quiz on Vocabulary when unit is complete.
- SS Homework: Read and watch the news. Read about American History.
Language Art Lessons: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening
Warmups
- Monday - freewrite
- Tuesday - poem and literary terms
- Wednesday - vocabulary and skills
- Thursday - review
- Friday - test
Poem
The Journey
Mary Oliver
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice--
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do--
determined to save
the only life you could save.Because I could not stop for Death (712)
by Emily DickinsonBecause I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity –- See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15395#sthash.DoqQ8sP0.dpuf
Because I could not stop for Death (712)
by Emily DickinsonBecause I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity –- See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15395#sthash.DoqQ8sP0.dpuf
- What is Oliver's message in this poem?
- How did she feel about life?
- What do you think? What do we learn in life? How?
- Poetry Terms: pg 242-243 in Writers Inc.
Language Arts
Core 1- Reading - WINTER BOOK PROJECTS
Vocabulary - Power Plus Lesson 3
Reading EQs: - How do animals and humans affect each other?
Readings - "Animal Distress Calls" Scope magazine- January
Skills - character development
Core 1 - Writing
Writing EQs:
EQs: What elements are nenecessary for argument writing?Writing: argument - based on SCOPE article "Are Sports Important to Schools?"
Cores 2,3 - Reading - WINTER BOOK PROJECTS
Vocabulary - Flocabulary
Reading EQs: - same as above
Readings - "Animal Distress Calls" Scope magazine
Skills - character development
Core 1 - Writing
Writing EQs:
EQs: How do writers convey ideas about writing basic elements in fiction, non-fiction, drama, journalism and microfiction? What are the elements of each genre?Writings: personal memoir - holidays
Skills: structure of essay, hook, thesis statement, supporting details
Technology Integration
- Winter Book Project - use of Animoto, Cartoon Creator etc - see post
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math and Wed + Thur = Reading
Friday = Core class with SSR
Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class.History Alive! (brown text) 119-131
Chapter 9: The Constitution a More Perfect Union
Create and maintain Text Outline and Notes
Create and maintain Text Outline and Notes
- 9.7 Amendment Process - 127
- 9.8 Federal System - 128
- 9.9 Popular Participation in Government - 130
- 9.10 Summary - 131
Essential Questions
- EQ: What factors led to a perfect union?
- EQ: What document changed the world?
CNN Student News for events, and geography
Discussion of world news, reflection and commentary.
